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    "id": 893549,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/893549/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13219,
        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
        "slug": "erick-okongo-mogeni"
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am happy because I am one man who is directly affected by the cattle rustling that our neighbours from Bomet County do. Often times when you go home, most of us do not sleep soundly because of the fear of cattle rustlers. I hope that the promise that the IG of Police is making will allow my people of Nyamira County to sleep soundly and make sure that their cows are not taken by their neighbours. I am waiting to see what alternative mechanisms he is promising to bring on board are so that we can bring to an end the issue of cattle rustling. Excessive use of force by police officers during demonstrations should be looked into. Anybody who has been unfortunate or bold enough to participate in a demonstration will confide that it is a matter of life and death. When you go to exercise that constitutional right of demonstrating, you are not sure whether you will go back home maimed; or whether a man or a lady who will never walk again. I hope that the new IG of Police can appreciate that the new Constitution we enacted in 2010 guarantees Kenyans some fundamental freedoms. That is the only Chapter in the Constitution of Kenya with the word ‘fundamental freedoms.’ He should allow Kenyans to enjoy some of these freedoms, because it happens in other jurisdictions. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of shooting suspects to death should be looked into. I was watching a show on CNN yesterday, where police officers were making an arrest in Dallas. They were chasing a man who had broken into one of the stores, and as the chase was going on, the police officers realized that it was 4.00 p.m. and children were coming out of schools. They then decided to abandon the chase because if they continued, they were going to put innocent children at risk. If there is an exchange of fire, the children may die. They abandoned the chase and instead deployed a police chopper to The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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